江苏省徐州市第三中学2018届高三年级英语午练20(word版,无答案)

江苏省徐州市第三中学2018届高三年级英语午练20（word版，无答案）

徐州三中2018 届高三年级英语午练20

Benjamin West，the father of American painting，showed his talent for art when he was only six years of age.But he did not know about brushes before a visitor told him he needed one.In those days，a brush was made from camel's hair.There were no camels nearby.Benjamin decided that cat hair would work instead.He cut some fur from the family cat to make a brush.

The brush did not last long.Soon Benjamin needed more fur.Before long，the cat began to look ragged(蓬乱)．His father said that the cat must be sick.Benjamin was forced to admit what he had been doing.

The_cat's_lot_was_about_to_improve．That year，one of Benjamin's cousins，Mr.Pennington，came to visit.He was impressed with Benjamin's drawings.When he went home，he sent Benjamin a box of paint and some brushes.He also sent six engravings(版画)by an artist.These were the first pictures and first real paint and brushes Benjamin had ever seen.

In 1747，when Benjamin was nine years old，Mr.Pennington returned for another visit.He was amazed at what Benjamin had done with his gift.He asked Benjamin's parents if he might take the boy back to Philadelphia for a visit.

In the city，Mr.Pennington gave Benjamin materials for creating oil paintings.The boy began a landscape(风景)painting.William Williams，a well­known painter，came to see him work.Williams was impressed with Benjamin and gave him two classic books on painting to take home.The books were long and dull.Benjamin could read only a little，having been a poor student.But he later said，“Those two books were my companions by day，and under my pillow at night.” While it is likely that he understood very little of the books ，they were his introduction to classical paintings.The nine­year­old boy decided then that he would be an artist.

1．What is the text mainly about?

A．Benjamin's visit to Philadelphia.

B．Williams' influence on Benjamin.

C．The beginning of Benjamin's life as an artist.

D．The friendship between Benjamin and Pennington.

2．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 suggest?

A．The cat would be closely watched.

B．The cat would get some medical care.

C．Benjamin would leave his home shortly.

D．Benjamin would have real brushes soon.

3．What did Pennington do to help Benjamin develop his talent?

A．He took him to see painting exhibitions.

B．He provided him with painting materials.

C．He sent him to a school in Philadelphia.

D．He taught him how to make engravings.

4．Williams' two books helped Benjamin to ．

A．master the use of paints

B．appreciate landscape paintings

C．get to know other painters

D．make up his mind to be a painter

Dad and I loved baseball and hated sleep.One midsummer dawn when I was nine，we drove to the local park with our baseballs，gloves，and Yankees caps.

“If you thought night baseball was a thrill，just wait，”Dad told me.“Morning air carries the ball like you've never seen.”

He was right.Our fastballs charged faster and landed more lightly.The echoes of our catches popped as the sun rose over the dew­sprinkled fields.

The park was all ours for about two hours.Then a young mother pushed her stroller toward us.When she neared，Dad politely leaned over the stroller，waved，and

gave the baby his best smile.

The mother stared at him for a second，and then rushed away.

Dad covered his mouth with his hand and walked to the car.“Let's go，bud，”he said.“I'm not feeling well.”

A month earlier，Bell's palsy(贝尔氏神经麻痹)had struck Dad，paralyzing the right side of his face.It left him slurring words and with a droopy eyelid.He could hardly drink from a cup without spilling onto his shirt.And his smile，which once